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The Articles of Confederation & The Constitution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Articles of Confederation?

a)

A plan that gave too much power to the leader and the states had no say or rights

b)

A plan where states would keep their freedom, independence, and create a firm league of friendship among the states

c)

A plan that had many rules for the individual states and many rules for the leader

2.

The Articles of Confederation was weak.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is a reason the Articles of Confederation was weak?

a)

It only had one branch of government

b)

Everyone had the same type of money

c)

It created a time of wealth and many riches

d)

It caused for the collection of too many taxes

4.

Which of the following is a reason the Articles of Confederation was weak?

a)

Everyone become very rich and powerful

b)

It had 3 branches of government

c)

Congress could not collect taxes

d)

The friendships between states became too strong

5.

What was the main purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

For friends to meet and catch up

b)

To nail the windows shut of the building

c)

To cheer for the Articles of Confederation

d)

To revise the Articles of Confederation

6.

What replaced the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Constitution

b)

Preamble

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Laws

7.

What did the Great Compromise create?

a)

Three houses in Congress

b)

9 Supreme Court Justices

c)

Two houses in Congress

d)

7 Supreme Court Justices

8.

The Great Compromise stated that representation in The Senate would be equal for every state.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Great Compromise stated that representation in The House of Representatives would be equal for every state.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Great Compromise stated that slaves counted equally in state populations.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What does the Constitution begin with?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Preamble

c)

The Pledge of Allegiance

d)

The Star Spangled Banner

12.

What is the goal of the Preamble to the Constitution?

a)

To protect people's education

b)

To protect people's families

c)

To protect animals

d)

To protect people's liberty

13.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

b)

The first 15 amendments to the Articles of Confederation

c)

The first 12 amendments to the Pledge of Allegiance

d)

The fist 12 amendments to the Preamble

14.

Why is the Bill of Rights important?

a)

The Constitution is weaker with the Bill of Rights

b)

The Bill of Rights is a beautiful song that makes people happy

c)

The Constitution would not have been ratified without the Bill of Rights

d)

The Bill of Rights caused the government to be too weak